Well aren't you the lucky one..given that folk are no longer sent to the tower...you my friend would have been headless by know..unless that is you were the court jester _________________"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson

Jennifer K..I googled 'Queen Elizabeth cake'...then clicked "images" .the first one in the list looks yummy but nowhere near as moist or dense as the one I made..the second one looks more like it..but again...the photo is of a much drier cake..

maybe because I added the dates and the soaking liquid..however doesn't mention draining in the recipe..

do give it a go...there's not a crumb left here...so delicious.._________________"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson

Madame,
I followed your suggestion and saw the photos on Google. They all look yummy but I would definitely prefer it more moist and dense too! I love date nut bread so I'm sure I would love this. Thanks!

Jennifer K...even simply READING about the cake and I can taste it..it's serious good stuff!!!!

'n do let us know how you go...I might make it again for my beloved Papa who will stay with us for a while...we shall Scrabble and eat cake and sip something lovely..._________________"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson

There are a lot of Britons who would prefer the cake to the Queen... unless that Queen was the glamorous Helen Mirren possibly!

As for Prince Philip... if ever a man was made to speak with his mouth full of foot, it's him!

There's a saying about the Conservative Party in Britain that they are like very whipped cream - rich, thick and full of clots!

Either way, the cake sounds gorgeous. We'll assume it's Elizabeth the First instead! Who I would never have made cheeky comments about or I would definitely have ended up in the tower!!_________________Confusion comes fitted as standard.